A decade after MILOŠ took the globe by storm with his sensational debut album, Mediterráneo, the world’s favourite guitarist presents a dazzling new album featuring two world premiere guitar concertos written specially for him. ...
Composer: Ludovico Einaudi (1955), Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Howard Shore (1946), Joby Talbot (1971)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Blessing Annatoria, the 18-year-old sensational vocalist and reigning champion of ‘The Voice’, has won her second major battle by convincing her management to allow her to release a debut gospel album featuring many songs of faith. “Count My Blessings” is releasedon Friday, 30 April 2021 via Universal Music and will ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
Fresh Ink is a fitting title for this album in many ways. Firstly, the works are relatively new - the earliest piece dates from 2012 and the most recent was completed in March 2021, shortly before this album’s release. Furthermore, all but one piece was written specifically ...
Composer: Yotam Haber, Max Grafe, Yuanyuan (Kay) He, Robert Lemay, Ron Amchin, María Eugenia Luc, Yunfei Li, David Biedenbender
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
J.S. Bach: 3 Cello Suites (Arr. J. Ranz for Bass Clarinet)
THREE CELLO SUITES from clarinetist Joshua Ranz and Navona Records is a truly groundbreaking take on Bach’s legendary works; In this album, for the first time ever, listeners may enjoy three unabridged cello suites by Bach arranged for the bass clarinet. Ranz selected Suites 1, 4, and 2 ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Cecil Coles, Gustav Holst: Piano Music
Behind the lines of the Western Front, the young Scottish composer Cecil Coles sent his friend and mentor Gustav Holst a score, stained with mud and blood. Only one movement survived: the rest was believed destroyed by enemy action.Four months later Coles himself was killed in battle rescuing ...
Composer: Cecil Coles (1888-1918)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Swiss rockers Jack Slamer recently released their new album Keep Your Love Loud, which quickly reached #8 on the charts in their home country. But instead of taking a break after the successful release, the band has prepared a new treat for their fans. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
Burn Something Beautiful ist Alejandro Escovedos 12. Solo-Studioalbum und gleichzeitig auch sein ausdrucksstärkstes. Als Produzenten standen ihm Peter Buck (R.E.M.) und Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5) zur Seite. Die Band wird abgerundet mit dem Gitarristen ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Lovesome Thing (sings Ellington & Strayhorn feat. Emmet Cohen)
This is the extraordinary recording debut of jazz phenomenon Anaïs Reno, who made it in 2020 at the age of 16. Reno has already won accolades for her dedication to the Great American Songbook. She recently received the Julie Wilson Award, and in 2019 won the Mabel Mercer ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Lewis Del Mar is an experimental folk-pop duo from Rockaway Beach in Brooklyn. Danny Miller(guitarist/singer) and Max Harwood(drummer/producer) were propelled to No. 1 on the Hype Machine off the strength of their viral debut single loud. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Adult Contemporary
The Cox Family, widely known for their GRAMMY®-winning collaboration with Alison Krauss, I Know Who Holds Tomorrow, as well as their ravishing performance of "I Am Weary, Let Me Rest" from the smash-hit soundtrack O Brother, Where Art Thou?, make a triumphant return with Gone Like the Cotton, an album 17 years in the making. . .
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Bluegrass
This is the third installment of a magnificent Chopin journey by David Wilde. The first two volumes received rave reviews and this volume is sure to follow suit. Frédéric Chopin, a leading symbol of the Romantic era, wrote mainly for solo piano with a style that was highly ...
Composer: Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Loveplaydance: 8 Scenes From the Floor
On ‘LOVEPLAYDANCE’, legendary Tokyo DJ and producer Toshio Matsuura charts a new direction. Casting musical cornerstones in a fresh light, the TOSHIO MATSUURA GROUP features Tom Skinner (drummer for Sons of Kemet and Owiny Sigoma Band amongst others) as its musical director, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Nu Jazz
There’s something universal in the appeal of an escape – of finding somewhere to relax and explore your ideas. It’s a feeling which connects together the different parts of Maisha’s debut album. A deep record which provides grist for serious spiritual rumination, the music prompts ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
A fresh and open music, delicate and space-conscious, is shaped as drummer Thomas Strønen and Ayumi Tanaka, previously heard in the ensemble Time Is A Blind Guide on Lucus, resurface in a new trio with clarinettist/singer/percussionist Marthe Lea. The group first came together at Oslo’s Royal ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
On her third PENTATONE album Bach Unbuttoned, Ana de la Vega brings together a group of exciting young soloists and the Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn to present a lively and fresh perspective on Bach as man and composer. The programme contains Brandenburg concertos Nos. 2, 4 & 5, a unique ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Navona Records’ acclaimed PRISMA series continues with a fifth installment, again showcasing the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra’s riveting take on contemporary composition. With a focus on innovation and imaginative performance, the orchestra brings a breath ...
Composer: William Copper, Kevin McCarter, Lawrence R. Mumford, Samantha Sack, Katherine Saxon, Anthony Wilson
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Mendelssohn: String Symphonies Nos. 7, 9 & 12
Felix Mendelssohn's string symphonies can be broadly split into two groups: the first six all have a three-movement structure; the movements of the first three are ordered fast-slow-fast and are thus based on the pre-Classical models. The second group of string symphonies comprises ...
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
In the thirty years since the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain were born, they have continued to blossom and flourish. New director Ben Parry was quick to notice they share their birthday in 2013 with Brittens centenary, and the result ...
Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
An album on the occasion of the 100th birthday of Astor Piazzolla. The arde Trio offers two world premieres on its debut release: Fresh and new arrangements by Omar Massa, which are congenially embodied by the unusual instrumentation of the arde Trio, allow not only the great "classics" of Tango Nuevo music to resound ....
Composer: Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
On her second full-length record, Head of Roses, Jenn Wasner follows a winding thread of intuition into the unknown and into healing, led by gut feelings and the near-spiritual experience of visceral songwriting. ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
